&Fest: Learning to Disagree 5.–29.3.2026
The festival celebrates democracy, offers a safe space for disagreement, opens room for debate, and encourages understanding views that differ from one’s own.
Thanks to Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation, the programme features major contemporary directors’ work such as Łukasz Twarkowski’s The Employees and Carolina Bianchi’s Cadela Força Trilogy Chapter 1: The Bride and Goodnight Cinderella.
Performances
The Employees
5.3.–7.3. Espoon teatteriLouhi
An unprecedented audiovisual sci-fi spectacle asks what separates man from machine.
★★★★ "This is monumental, visually arresting theatre that both sucks you into its world and pushes you out at once. The Employees is extravagant event theatre, with transporting effects.” –The Guardian
The Gummy Bears' Great War
10.–11.3. Espoon teatteriRevontuli (Kuiskaamo)
A small yet grand spectacle of gummy bears rising up against an overpowering foe.
★★★★ “Peculiar, clever and suprisingly moving.” – The Stage
The Birds
12.–14.3. Espoon teatteriLouhi
A chilling story set behind the scenes of a Hitchcock film explores power, manipulation, and the culture of silence.
The Bride and The Goodnight Cinderella
18.3. Dance House Helsinki
A shocking and exceptionally powerful work on violence against women that doesn’t go easy on the audience.
"The scope and the scale of the piece is astonishing." – The Guardian
YES DADDY
19.3.–21.3. Espoon teatteriRevontuli
Does truth matter if lies bring comfort?
Transporting the audience into a multidimensional realm, Palestinian Khashabi Theatre’s YES DADDY حاضر يا أبي examines forgetting, loneliness, and the human need for contact.
Zona Franca
25.–27.3. Espoon teatteriLouhi
A wild and action-packed dance carnival celebrates the joy of living.
★★★★ "Alice Ripoll’s explosion of Brazilian street dance with a dark centre proves thrillingly chaotic, sexy and visceral." – The Stage
asses.masses
28.–29.3. Espoon teatteriRevontuli
asses.masses stretches the limits of theatre performance fusing video games, donkeys, revolution, storytelling, and food in an unforgettable event that you don’t want to miss!
“The most creative, original, and entertaining piece of theatre I’ve ever seen… It’s an experience you will never forget.” - Audience comment
Festival Tickets
Tickets for all performances are now on sale. Prices and available concessions can be found on each performance’s web page.
Not sure which performance to choose? Don’t worry! With a Festival Package you can enjoy several performances at a discounted price.
FESTIVAL PACKAGE
XL €180 – six performances, your choice of dates
M €90 – three performances, your choice of dates
FESTIVAL PACKAGE YOUNG for students and under-26s
XL Young €120 – six performances, your choice of dates
M Young €60 – three performances, your choice of dates
Please note: Festival Packages can only be booked through the theatre’s box office, tel. +358 9 4393 388, info@espoonteatteri.fi. When making your reservation, please state which performances you would like to attend (title, date, and time).
Individual tickets are also available via Lippu.fi online and at their ticket outlets.
Reserved tickets must be collected within two weeks of booking. You can pick them up from the theatre’s box office, any Lippu.fi service point, or R-kioski.
Venues
For Theatre Professionals
Discounts with theatre industry cards are not available for ticket packages. For individual performances, theatre industry tickets are offered at €16–30 each, with a limit of two per performance per card.
These tickets go on sale in the Lippu.fi online shop ten days before each performance. Before that, tickets can be reserved and purchased from Espoo Theatre’s box office, tel. +358 9 4393 388 (Tue–Fri 11:00–17:00), or via info@espoonteatteri.fi.
Reserved tickets must be collected within two weeks either from the theatre’s box office, from Lippu.fi service points, or from R-kioski outlets.
Tickets cannot be left to be collected at the theatre’s cash desk.
Thank you!
&Fest: Learning to Disagree is brought to you with the support of Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation and Adam Mickiewicz Institute <3
